Swinging gate



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J. P. NICHOLS.

sW'INeINe GATE.

No. 264,098. Patented Sept.12, 1882.

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JOHN P. NICHOLS, OF WABASH, INDIANA.

SWINGING GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,098, datedSeptember 12, 1882.

Application filed March 27, 1882. (No inodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. NICHOLS, acitizen of the United States,residing at Wabash, in the county of Wabash and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and usefnl Improvements in Swinging Gates, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying dlawings.

M yinvention relates to swinging-gate hangings; and it consists in theconstruction and arrangement of its several parts, as will behereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out ill the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective, and Fig. 2 a side elevation,ofthe invention.

In order to secure perfect communication between the parts of thedevice, I prefer to-secure them upon sills A A', the sill A' being setat right angles to the sill A, as shown, and is the one set across theroadway.

B is a post set in the outer portion of' the sill A, and B' is a postset in the outer end of sill A', as shown.

C is a post set in the sill A at the point of itsjunction with the sillA', as shown. It is hinged at c, andits upper portion moves nearly in aline with the sill A. The post is further arranged diagonally upon thesill, or, in other words, its opposite corners are on a line parallelwith the direction of the sills, as shown in Fig. l.

D is the gate. It consists ot' the swinging post d, pivot-post d', andrails d2, arranged as shown.

da is the latch. It slides through a suitable slot in the post d, andits rear end is received between the latch-bars (14. It is hung uponhangers d5 d5, and is provided with stop-pins d5 d6, which prevent itfrom swinging too far in either direction while in operation. 1t catchesin a suitable slot, b, in the posts B B', and is prevented from swingingbeyond said posts by stop-pins b' b', lixed in the posts, as shown. Theportion of the posts against which the latch strikes is beveled to carrythe latch into the slots. The gate is hinged to the post O, and isarranged to swing between the posts B B'. Its upper pivotal point isnear the top of the post, and is set in the corner of the post next thepost B', as shown. Its lower pivotal point is near the bottom of thepost, and is set in its face near the corner of the post next the postB, as shown. The lower pivot-pin of the gate is longer than the upper,so that in action the gate will turn clear ofthe post O.

E E' are leverfsupports arranged vertically `upon each end ot' the sillA, as shown. Upon their tops are pivoted the actuating-levers F F'. Fromthe lever F' to the top ot' the post O extends a pivoted pitman, f, andfrom the top of a support, f', arranged vertically upon the sill A,extends a guide-rod,f2, also pivoted to thetop ofthe post C. Thisguide-rod aids in controlling the swing of the post. Extending from thetop ot' the post to avertical rocker-arm,f4, pivoted to the post B, is apitnian, f3, and extending from the rocker-arm to the lever F is thepitnian f5, as shown.

In the operation ofthe gate, suppose it to be in the position shown inFig. l. By drawing either ofthe levers F or F' toward the gate thepitmen ff3 f5, connected thereto, will cause the upper portion of thepost to be drawn toward thepost B. The effect of this will be to elevatethe swinging end of the gate, which releases the latch from the slot b',and the gate will swing in the direction toward which the post inclines.To carry the gate back to the post B, either ofthe levers F F' are drawnaway from the gate. This causes the upper portion of the post to inclinetoward the snpport E', elevates the swinging end ofthe gate, and causesit to swing back to the post B'.

l. The hinged post O, pitnien f,j`3, and f5, rocker-armf, and theactuating-levers F F', in combination with the gate D, all arranged toopera e substantially as shown and described. i

2. The combination ofthe posts BB', hinged post G, supports E E', leversF F', pitinen f, f3, and f5, supportf', guide-rodf2, rocker-arm f4, andthe gate D, all arranged and combined to operate substantially assetforth.

1n testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

JOHN P. NICHOLS.

Witnesses:

W. H. BENT, GEORGE T. HERRIGK.

